Shryock, Mills top Modified features at Kossuth County

Results

By Greg Grabianowski 

ALGONA, Iowa (May 16) – Night number two of the IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing point season at Kossuth County Speedway saw Kelly Shryock and Jeremy Mills win IMCA Modified features.

Shryock came from the outside of the second row to earn the victory in the scheduled feature as pole sit­ter Austin Wolf was the runner-up.

Winner-of the event rained out and made up from the previous week, Mills rounded out the top five in the scheduled race.

Two features were on tap for the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods as well, with Doug Smith winning the scheduled race and Matt Looft the make-up.

Also ending their nights in victory lane were Chad Palmer, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars; Bryce Sommerfeld, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks; and Oliver Monson, Mach-1 Sport Compacts.

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